By: Carly Ostmeyer and Madison O’Brien
Period and Group of Lanthanides:
Period: 9
Group: 2-3
The elements of Lanthanides:
1.lanthanum
2.cerium
3.praseodymium
4.neodymium
5.promethium
6.samarium
7.europium
8.gadolinium
9.terbium
10.dysprosium
11.holmium
12.erbium
13.thulium
14.ytterbium
Lanthanides- solid, liquid, or gas?:
Solids.
3 Physical Properties of Lanthanides:
1. Silver-white metals that tarnish when exposed to air, forming their oxides.
2. They are small metal pieces that are soft.
3. Lanthanides are hard because of the atomic number.
3 Chemical Properties of Lanthanides:
1. Lanthanides react with water to liberate hydrogen (H2).
2. At elevated temperatures, lanthanides will burn.
3. Lanthanides react readily with most nonmetals and form binaries on heating with most nonmetals.
3 Interesting Facts on Lanthanides:
1. At one time, the lanthanides were called the rare earth elements.
2. They are a series of metallic elements.
3. The lanthanides are all similar in size.
2 Common Uses for Lanthanides:
These elements are commonly used in lasers and the making of sunglass lenses. Their compounds are used as catalysts in the production of petroleum and synthetic products.
Lanthanides
By: Carly Ostmeyer and Madison O’Brien
Period and Group of Lanthanides:
Period: 9
Group: 2-3
The elements of Lanthanides:
1.lanthanum
2.cerium
3.praseodymium
4.neodymium
5.promethium
6.samarium
7.europium
8.gadolinium
9.terbium
10.dysprosium
11.holmium
12.erbium
13.thulium
14.ytterbium
Lanthanides- solid, liquid, or gas?:
Solids.
3 Physical Properties of Lanthanides:
1. Silver-white metals that tarnish when exposed to air, forming their oxides.
2. They are small metal pieces that are soft.
3. Lanthanides are hard because of the atomic number.
3 Chemical Properties of Lanthanides:
1. Lanthanides react with water to liberate hydrogen (H2).
2. At elevated temperatures, lanthanides will burn.
3. Lanthanides react readily with most nonmetals and form binaries on heating with most nonmetals.
3 Interesting Facts on Lanthanides:
1. At one time, the lanthanides were called the rare earth elements.
2. They are a series of metallic elements.
3. The lanthanides are all similar in size.
2 Common Uses for Lanthanides:
These elements are commonly used in lasers and the making of sunglass lenses. Their compounds are used as catalysts in the production of petroleum and synthetic products.
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Cited sources:
Pictures:
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"The Luminescent Lanthanide Homepage." ENS de Cachan - Antenne de Bretagne. Web. 06 Nov. 2009. <http://perso.bretagne.ens-cachan.fr/~mwerts/lanthanides/>.
Information:
"Lanthanides - Lanthanides as rare earth elements, Occurrence, Properties, Uses of lanthanides." Science Clarified. 2009. Web. 06 Nov. 2009. <http://www.scienceclarified.com/Io-Ma/Lanthanides.html>.
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